Joe DeRita
Actor
Biography
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Joe DeRita (July 12, 1909 – July 3, 1993), born Joseph Wardell, was an American comedian who is best known as Curly-Joe DeRita, the "sixth" member of the Three Stooges.
DeRita was born into a show-business family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wardell's father was a stage technician, his mother a professional stage dancer, and the three often acted on stage together from his early childhood. Taking his mother's maiden name, DeRita (Portuguese), the actor joined the burlesque circuit during the 1920s, gaining fame as a comedian. During World War II, DeRita joined the USO, performing through Britain and France with such celebrities as Bing Crosby and Randolph Scott.
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Filmography
The Bravados
as Tony Mirabel (uncredited) 1958
4 for Texas
as Painting Deliveryman 1963
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Meek Man (uncredited) 1943
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
as Curly Joe 1962
Coroner Creek
as Jack the Bartender 1948
Snow White and the Three Stooges
as Curley-Joe 1961
The Three Stooges in Orbit
as Curly-Joe 1962
Have Rocket, Will Travel
as Curley-Joe 1959
The Outlaws Is Coming
as Curly-Joe 1965
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze
as Curly-Joe 1963
People Are Funny
as Mr. Hinkley (uncredited) 1946
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
as Self / Curly-Joe (archive footage) 1989
The Doughgirls
as Snoring Man 1944
Kook's Tour
as Curly-Joe 1970
The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume I
as Curly-Joe 2001
The Three Stooges Scrapbook
as Curly-Joe 1963